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Tuberculosis, genetic susceptibility to
Genes that make someone susceptible to developing tuberculosis (TB) when exposed to the bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that causes it. Although there are millions of new cases of TB each year, not everyone exposed to the bacterium…
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- Cyte A genetic term referring to the visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a…
- Bladder inflammation Inflammation of the urinary bladder. Also called cystitis. Can be due to infection from bacteria that ascend…
- Placental bone morphogenetic protein See: MIC-1
- Systole, extra See: Extrasystole
- Minor A minor is someone who is not yet an adult and, in a larger sense, it is something that is less than…
- Blood glucose The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to…
- Paralysis, sleep Sleep: A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to…
- Tricyclic antidepressant One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tricyclic antidepressants are also used for some…
- Brainerd diarrhea A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of watery nonbloody diarrhea (3 or more loose stools per day)…
- Behavioral medicine An interdisciplinary field of research and practice that focuses on how people's thoughts and behavior affect…
- Specific-pathogen free A term applied to animals reared for use in laboratory experiments when the animals are known to be free of…